Love Books? Send them a Valentine!

If you’re a bibliophile, do something grand for a favorite kidlit book today. Write an online review!

It need not be of professional magazine quality—just show your love with some stars on an online book site!

According to a study from Stanford University, when x-star ratings increase in number, it’s more likely for the next review to be of that same star. So if you show your love for a particular book with 4 or 5 stars, other people will, too. It’s contagious!

Some tips when writing reviews:

If your rating is really 3 1/2 or 4 1/2, round off to the next higher number. The author will thank you for it.

Emphasize the child-pleasing qualities of the book. Parents want to know their kids will like it. An adult liking it may not hold weight for them.

Talk about both the text and the illustrations.

Erm, that’s about it. I want this to be an achievable goal for you today.

18 comments

Um, yeah, you better quit it with concocting these hilarious photos, or your going to have 73 tumblr blogs in addition to this one. Ryan Gosling + Kermit + Kidlit Conversation Hearts. What’s next? Kidlit characters who would make a good rock band? (I’m thinking Ramona Quimby, Skippyjon Jones, and Betty Bunny as some kind of punk rock trio. I’d like to see Peter NImble do souful acoustic folk. And Frances and Gloria would be such an awesome sister-rock band.)